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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 21, 2023
Corteva, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware 001-38710 82-4979096
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
 
9330 Zionsville Road,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
974 Centre Road,
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
 
(833) 267-8382
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share CTVA New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o



Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    On April 21, 2023, Corteva, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of the close of business on February 27, 2023, the record date for the annual meeting, 712,605,421 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 624,175,439 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 87.59 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following 13 nominees to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed.

DirectorForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Lamberto Andreotti550,742,499 11,936,714 754,580 60,741,646 
Klaus A. Engel, Ph.D.556,388,342 6,306,849 738,602 60,741,646 
David C. Everitt533,137,139 29,553,405 743,249 60,741,646 
Janet P. Giesselman557,833,508 4,913,440 686,845 60,741,646 
Karen H. Grimes556,411,246 6,324,719 697,828 60,741,646 
Michael O. Johanns557,752,333 4,911,047 770,413 60,741,646 
Rebecca B. Liebert, Ph.D.557,834,874 4,829,028 769,891 60,741,646 
Marcos M. Lutz557,834,465 4,795,459 803,869 60,741,646 
Charles V. Magro560,649,996 2,040,915 742,882 60,741,646 
Nayaki R. Nayyar556,172,852 6,457,677 803,264 60,741,646 
Gregory R. Page514,694,079 47,980,367 759,347 60,741,646 
Kerry J. Preete558,161,273 4,550,666 721,854 60,741,646 
Patrick J. Ward555,245,076 7,437,230 751,487 60,741,646 


Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers.

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
529,286,49632,007,2092,140,08860,741,646


Proposal 3 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

ForAgainstAbstain
596,941,33026,530,944703,165





SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 CORTEVA, INC.
 (Registrant)
  
  
By:/s/ Brian Titus
Name:Brian Titus
Title:Vice President and Controller
 
April 27, 2023